Baldur's Gate 3: Subclasses - Tier List & Versus
(2023)
Published
This list has 58 characters from Baldur's Gate 3: Subclasses.
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All 58 Baldur's Gate 3 Subclasses, Ranked
Every playable subclass in Baldur's Gate 3 on one board — all twelve classes with each of their specialisations, from the Berserker's raw rage to the eight schools of magic. S holds the builds that carry Honour Mode runs and solo playthroughs, the middle tiers are solid from start to finish, and the bottom rows gather the picks that ask more of your party than they give back.
Way Of The Open Hand
Battle Master
Life Domain
Light Domain
College Of Swords
Oath Of Vengeance
Thief
Gloom Stalker
The Hexblade
Draconic Bloodline
Berserker
Wildheart
College Of Lore
Tempest Domain
War Domain
Circle Of The Moon
Champion
Eldritch Knight
Assassin
Storm Sorcery
Evocation School
Divination School
Giant Barbarian Subclass
Wild Magic Barbarian Subclass
College Of Valour
College Of Glamour
Knowledge Domain
Death Domain
Circle Of The Land
Circle Of The Stars
Hunter
Beast Master
Swarmkeeper
Arcane Trickster
Swashbuckler
Shadow Magic
The Fiend
The Great Old One
Abjuration School
Necromancy School
Transmutation School
Oath Of Devotion
Trickery Domain
Nature Domain
Oath Of The Ancients
Oathbreaker
Oath Of The Crown
Wild Magic Sorcerer Subclass
The Archfey
Bladesinging
Conjuration School
Enchantment School
Illusion School
Way Of Shadow
Circle Of The Spores
Way Of The Four Elements
Way Of The Drunken Master
Arcane Archer
Best Subclasses for Honour Mode, Ranked
Honour Mode punishes every wasted action, so these subclasses are picked for reliability: strong level-one features, dependable saves and the kind of sustained damage that ends fights before they snowball. The S row carries most permadeath runs, while the lower rows are still playable if you build the party around them.
Life Domain
Light Domain
College Of Swords
Way Of The Open Hand
The Hexblade
Battle Master
Gloom Stalker
Thief
Oath Of Vengeance
Draconic Bloodline
War Domain
Tempest Domain
College Of Lore
Circle Of The Moon
Eldritch Knight
Storm Sorcery
Berserker
Wildheart
Divination School
Evocation School
Assassin
Champion
The Fiend
Knowledge Domain
Best Subclasses for Beginners, Ranked
First playthrough? These subclasses keep the decision load low and stay useful from the Nautiloid to the Netherbrain. The top rows lean on passive bonuses and straightforward rotations, while the bottom rows are still rewarding once you know the systems — they just ask for more planning.
Champion
Life Domain
Draconic Bloodline
The Fiend
Hunter
Berserker
War Domain
College Of Swords
Thief
Wildheart
Oath Of Devotion
Evocation School
Circle Of The Moon
Light Domain
The Great Old One
College Of Lore
Knowledge Domain
Gloom Stalker
Swashbuckler
Eldritch Knight
Circle Of The Land
Storm Sorcery
The Archfey
Trickery Domain
Wild Magic Sorcerer Subclass
Way Of Shadow
Bladesinging
Oathbreaker
Best Multiclass Dips, Ranked
Not every subclass needs twelve levels — some hand over their best tools in the first few. This board ranks the subclasses worth splashing into a multiclass build, from one-level armour and Charisma tricks to the three-level features that change how a whole turn works.
The Hexblade
Thief
Champion
War Domain
Life Domain
Draconic Bloodline
Assassin
Storm Sorcery
Light Domain
Knowledge Domain
College Of Swords
Tempest Domain
Bladesinging
Battle Master
Gloom Stalker
Oath Of Vengeance
Circle Of The Moon
Wildheart
Berserker
Abjuration School
Divination School
Best Caster Subclasses, Ranked
Pure spellcasters and the gishes that live on spell slots: wizards, sorcerers, warlocks, clerics, druids and bards, ranked by how much their subclass adds to a caster's turn. Concentration protection, spell recovery and save-or-suck reliability weigh more here than raw damage numbers.
Evocation School
Divination School
Light Domain
Draconic Bloodline
The Hexblade
College Of Lore
Abjuration School
Necromancy School
Storm Sorcery
Shadow Magic
Tempest Domain
Life Domain
Circle Of The Moon
Circle Of The Stars
Transmutation School
Conjuration School
Enchantment School
Illusion School
Wild Magic Sorcerer Subclass
The Fiend
The Great Old One
Knowledge Domain
The Archfey
Trickery Domain
Nature Domain
Death Domain
War Domain
Circle Of The Spores
Best Martial Subclasses, Ranked
Weapons first: barbarians, fighters, monks, paladins, rangers and rogues, plus the gish subclasses that fight from the front. The ranking weighs action economy, survivability without buffs and how much the subclass adds once the buffs run out.
Way Of The Open Hand
Battle Master
Thief
Gloom Stalker
College Of Swords
The Hexblade
Oath Of Vengeance
Berserker
Wildheart
Champion
Eldritch Knight
Assassin
Swashbuckler
Hunter
College Of Valour
Giant Barbarian Subclass
Arcane Trickster
Beast Master
Swarmkeeper
Way Of Shadow
Oath Of Devotion
Bladesinging
Oathbreaker
Way Of The Four Elements
Way Of The Drunken Master
Oath Of The Crown
Arcane Archer
Wild Magic Barbarian Subclass
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